Category Archives: Pharmaceutical

Water Saving - Autoclaves are the most important piece of equipment used in hospitals and research institutions to disinfect instruments and other items part of the everyday workload. The purpose of sterilisation is to destroy all living microorganisms that include spores, viruses and bacteria including those that cause infection or disease (pathogens). Although other types of…

Tested EFFICACY All the phases of laboratory tests. How Sychem meets expectations Almost without exception many disinfectant wipes / sprays / solutions will support their antimicrobial efficacy claims with tightly controlled laboratory tests against specific microbes. These are known as ‘phase 2’ laboratory tests. Understanding ‘phase 2’ test conditions is an essential element of product…

How effective is your infection prevention policy? Our illustration highlights a variety of environmental surfaces where microbial growth can occur within a healthcare environment. That might be on staff or patient hands, in the air and from direct contact with surfaces. Using a combination of our Sychem antimicrobial products, it is possible to target three…

Minimise the Microbial Risk - Microbiology is the study of a range of microscopic organisms which will typically fit into one of the following categories; Acellular microbes – such as viruses and prions Unicellular microbes – such as bacteria and yeast (fungi) Multicellular microbes – such as moulds (fungi) The vast majority of microbes are…